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Will Clark 1759–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: Sampson Clark

Mother: Patsy Bell

Spouse(s): Sally Gwaltney

Children(s): John Clark

Will Clark was born in 1759 in Virginia, United States, the child of Sampson Clark And Patsy Martha Bell. Will Clark married Sally Gwaltney, and had children including John Clark. Will Clark passed away in 1821 in Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Will Clark was born in 1759 in Virginia, United States, the child of Sampson Clark And Patsy Martha Bell.
  • Will Clark married Sally Gwaltney, and had children including John Clark.
  • Will Clark passed away in 1821 in Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Will Clark's Ancestors

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Will Clark
1759–1821
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Sampson Clark
1755–1778
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Patsy (Martha) Bell
1736–1813
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Sampson) Clarke
1725–1775
Virginia, United States
Benjamin Bell
1702–1751
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Susanna (Bell)*
1673–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard I
1644–1720

Will Clark's Descendants

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Will Clark (1759–1821) m. Sally Gwaltney (–12 Oct 1813)
  1. 1. John Clark 1774–1850 m. Mary Harless 1778–1839
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bennett 1811–1854 m. William ("Henry") Lesher
      1. 1. ANNE (MARY) LESHER 1844–1913 m. Joseph Dalton 1841–1927
        1. 1. Mary (Jane Dalton) (Jennings) 1867–1942 m. William (Thomas) Jennings 1855–1910

Will Clark's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Will Clark in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1821
1821
Age 62
Death of Will Clark in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States

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